Category: border crisis

‘No Question’ Cartel Activity Is Spilling Across US-Mexico Border: FBI Director

FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers at a hearing Friday that the agency has noted “quite a number” of instances of individuals deeply indebted to Mexican criminal organizations entering the United States, adding that there’s “no question” cartel activity is spilling over the border. Wray made the remarks at a hearing before the House Judiciary…


Biden Allocates $46 Million for ‘Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs’

The White House has announced that President Joe Biden has earmarked $46 million to meet the “unexpected urgent” needs of “vulnerable refugees and migrants in Central America and third countries in the region.” A portion of the funds will be channeled to international organizations by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration,…


Kamala Harris, Under Pressure to Visit Southern Border, Says She’ll Make the Trip ‘At Some Point’

Vice President Kamala Harris, facing mounting pressure to visit the U.S.-Mexico border amid the surge in illegal immigration, said Tuesday that she’ll make the trip “at some point.” Harris, who is fresh off a two-day visit to Guatemala and Mexico, has sought to deflect criticism that she has not yet made an in-person visit to…


Reality After Inviting Migrant Surge; Critical Race Theory vs Students; Pacifying With iPads

With illegal immigration effectively getting a green light from the White House, the migrant surge continues. (1:07) In Panama, investigative journalist and war correspondent Michael Yon describes the hellish journey people are making through the dense jungle of the Darien Pass to come north, while they can. (18:48) And Todd Bensman, Senior National Security Fellow…


Deep Dive (June 2): Texas Declares Disaster Over Border Crisis

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is marking his first trip to Central America by saying the United States wants a shared commitment on migration with those countries. Blinken says the United States is preparing a $4 billion aid package to help countries in the region meet the challenges of “irregular migration.” Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a…


LIVE: Townhall With Texas AG Paxton and Sheriffs on Ongoing Border Crisis


Border Patrol Detains 2 Convicted Child Sex Offenders Entering US Illegally

Border Patrol agents in Texas recently arrested two illegal immigrants who were both previously convicted for child sex offenses. The first of the two arrests happened on May 15, when agents at McAllen Border Patrol Station working near Abrams, Texas arrested a group of 10 immigrants shortly after they had illegally entered the United States….


DHS Secretary Defends Biden Admin’s Handling Of Border Crisis

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has defended President Joe Biden’s handling of the conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border despite criticism from Republicans. Speaking during a Senate hearing on May 13, Mayorkas touted the progress the administration has made to move unaccompanied migrant children out of crowded border stations, and noted that the number has dropped in recent months. Mayorkas said children were…


Cuellar Says Border ‘Not Under Control’ and Biden Administration Playing ‘Shell Game’ With Optics

A Texas Democrat who has been critical of the White House’s immigration policies said in separate interviews on Fox News and MSNBC that aired Thursday that “the border is not under control” and that the Biden administration is playing a “shell game” by shifting unaccompanied minors “from one tent to another tent.” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said in an interview…


Rep. Cuellar Says Border ‘Not Under Control’ and Biden Administration Playing ‘Shell Game’ With Optics

A Texas Democrat who has been critical of the White House’s immigration policies said in separate interviews on Fox News and MSNBC that aired Thursday that “the border is not under control” and that the Biden administration is playing a “shell game” by shifting unaccompanied minors “from one tent to another tent.” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said in an interview…